Penholder



(No Model.)

W. T., RIGHTMYER. PENHOLDER No. 530,608. Patented Dec. 11,1894.

? jay] WITNESSES: INVENTOR *QMWW ms ATTORNEY TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM RIGl-ITMYER, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

PENl-lOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,603, dated December 11, 1894.

Application filed August 22,1894. Serial No. 520,958. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that 1, WILLIAM T. RIGHTMYER,

of Meriden, New Haven county, Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Penholders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my improvement is to provide a holder which will hold a pen in such position that its point or nibs will beopposite the center line of the penholder. I

My improvement consists in the combination of a rod, made of any suitable material and provided with a recess terminated by a shoulder portion at one end, a clasp piece fitted in said recess and constructed to hold a pen, and a shell inclosing that portion of the rod which is provided with a recess terminated by a shoulder portion and inclosing the clasp piece.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a side view of a penholder embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken at the line 3, 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rod of the penholder. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the end of the clasp piece. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the end of the shell.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates a rod which may be made of wood or any other suitable material. It may be made of any desirable shape. As here shown it has a cylindric end portion a. which is slightly smaller circumferentially than the body portion a and is provided at one end of this smaller cylindricportion with a recess a which is concave transversely and is terminated by a shoulder portion.

B designates a clasp piece which may advantageously be made of sheet metal, although other materials may be employed in its construction. It is provided with a slide-way or recess b for the reception of a pen, and when sheet metal is employed for its construction, this feature may be produced by bending the sides of the clasp piece inward close to the body. This clasp piece is of a size to fit within the recess a of the rod A.

C designates a shell made preferably of metal and in the form of a cylinder of appropriate size to inclose the cylindric portion a of the rod A and inclosethe clasp piece B while in the shouldered recess a of the rod A. It is wholly open at the inner end and is of such size as to be accommodated on the cylindric portion a of the red A so that it will be flush with the body portion at of such rod. At the outer end it is partly closed, but is provided with an opening large enough to permit of the clasp piece B protruding. The clasp piece will preferably be provided with a teat or projection b which will bear against the closed or bent over outer end of the shell C so that the latter will be enabled to hold the clasp piece in place.

Obviously various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, the only essential features being a rod, a clasp piece fitted to the rod and a shell securing the clasp piece to the end portion of the rod and holding the two together in proper relation.

It will be seen that by my improvement I provide a very simple and cheap penholder in which the pen may be, held with its points or nibs in a line withthe center of the penholder.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In apenholder the combination of a rod, provided with a recess concave transversely and terminated by a shoulder portion, a clasp piece fitted to the rod and a shell securing the said clasp piece and rod together.

2. In a penholder the combination of a rod provided with a recess terminated by a shoulder portion, a clasp piece fitting in said recess and a shell inclosing the clasp piece and the end portion of the rod.

3. In a penholder the combination of a rod provided with a recess terminated by a shoulder portion, a clasp piece fitting in said recess, and a shell inclosing the clasp piece and the end portion of the rod and having a partly closed end supporting the back of the clasp piece.

4. In a penholder the combination of arod provided witharecess terminated byashoul- In testimony whereof I have signed my der portion, a clasp piece fitting in said rename to this specification in the presence of cess, and a shell inclosing the clasp piece and two subscribing witnesses.

the end portion of the rod and having apartly WILLIAM T. RIGHTMYER. 5 closed end supporting the back of the clasp WVitnesses:

piece and engaging with a teat or projection CHARLES C. POWERS,

thereon. J AS. R. SLOANE. 

